Germay's different needs throughout the war called for different talents According to me here are the ones who excelled when in command Strategy: Manstein Attack: Rommel Defense : Heinrici Blitzkrieg Doctrine: Guderian Most dependable: Rundstedt

@montrelouisebohon-harris7023

Ай бұрын

Rommel was always my favorite. He was exceptionally brilliant, and he said. “ we hold the allies on the beaches or we don’t at all.” he was absolutely right.

@picklickwick

Ай бұрын

Defense is model dude

@desertigloo2383

4 күн бұрын

Just noobs claim Rommel xd

What about Albert Kesselring? He held back the Allies in Italy for a long time

@Russian382

2 ай бұрын

USSR has endless human resources, USA has endless money and industry, German smart General is limited

@daleburrell6273

2 ай бұрын

...THAT WAS MOSTLY BECAUSE THE TERRITORY OF ITALY WAS MOUNTAINOUS AND EASY TO DEFEND!!! KESSELRING COULDN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT!!!

@Russian382

2 ай бұрын

@@daleburrell6273 why you so mad, all in capital letters

@michaelnold5820

2 ай бұрын

Ahh,, there were so many brilliant generals.

@daleburrell6273

2 ай бұрын

@@Russian382 ...I USE CAPITAL LETTERS ALL THE TIME...

My top 3: 1. Manstein (both defensive and offensive success) 2. Walter Model (Fireman) 3. von Bock (All around good general) Honorable mentions: Guderian, Rundstedt

Manstein on the offensive, army level Rommel on the offensive, corps level Heinricki on the defensive, army level

@LegendofNelda

2 ай бұрын

Defense on army level Model

1.Manstein (Master of mobile defence) 2.Guderian (Father of blitzkrieg) 3.Walther Model (Master of defence)

@Paulftate

2 ай бұрын

Nice choices .. yet, they all feared Patton

@mohammadaminbehdarvandan603

2 ай бұрын

@Paulftate Patton was a capable general. German generals maybe respected his capabilities but they never afraid of him. World of Afraid is in vain and worthless for such great military commanders.

@AlejjSi

2 ай бұрын

Though Guderian was not a Field Marshall, even if he deserved to be. But I'd agree and also add Heinrici.

@daveanderson3805

2 ай бұрын

Yes, although Heinrici wasn't promoted to Fielmarshal, purely because Hitler disliked him, he definitely should be remembered. He was a master of the defensive operation.

@jamestaylor7710

2 ай бұрын

I agree .

My top 3. 1.Manstein, the most talented out of the box thinker while maintaining a field presence commander. 2. SS general Steiner, made famous because of the movie downfall, however his actual combat performance was excellent, a true lead from the front commander. 3. Rommel, what more can i say. Tactically, the most famous mobile warfare general with influence that reached long after ww2.

@melangellatc1718

Ай бұрын

Manstein, indeed!

Gotthard Heinrici was at least on a par with Walter Model as a defensive expert.

Manstein the obvious choice, Allthough guderian and rommel were considered, But...... For me.... Heinrici.

Before watching the video guess: 3- Albert Kesselrig 2- Walter Model 1- Erich von Manstein

Absolutely agree with this assessment. I’ll always give your channel attention and is by far the only channel where I watch every video published

@waracademy128

2 ай бұрын

Ty

Great Video Sergio!

Agreed. Great video!

@waracademy128

2 ай бұрын

Ty

Although Albert Kesselring wasn't a Marshall, I believe his ability to steadily hold back everything the Allies could throw at his through brilliant defense lines, was as talented as any military commander could have done regarding the situation...

@antilgr

2 ай бұрын

He was made field marshal in 1940.

@AlejjSi

2 ай бұрын

Kesselring was excellent in his defence in Italy, and also before that was a very good Luftwaffe commander. And btw he was a Field Marshall, he was promoted after the success in France in 1940. Of course, being officially a Luftwaffe soldier, he wore the Luftwaffe Field Marshall uniform .

@jesusdavila6908

2 ай бұрын

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@hindlewalker9330

7 сағат бұрын

You make good points.

Good history Channel

Manstein is a legend in his own book.

10:36 On September 17th, 1944, when Operation Market Garden began, Hitler's firefighter Walter Model happened to find himself in Montgomery's most worst spot he could be, in Oosterbeek, a village just two miles west of Arnhem. His HQ was there between the landing zone of the British 1st Airborne Division and the Arnhem Rhine bridge. I think the allied commanders didn't know this. Thanks to his powers, Model was able to transport by railroads enough armoured vehicles over hundreds of kilometres (including from Hamburg) to Arnhem in just two days' time.

It was a wonderful evaluation about those three ..yes completely agree with 🙏( War Academy) channel explaining and evaluation

Surprised Rommel isn't among the top 3.

AI’s poor pronunciation of German names is very grating and diminished the overall video.

My list would be 1) Erich von Manstein, 2) Erwin Rommel, and 3) Heinz Guderian.

I agree with you.

Asking me to pick the Best German General is like asking me choose between ice cream, cake, or candy.

Any list without Guderian is useless. About Keitel, he was just "yes man" nothing more.

#4 Smiling Albert Kesselring

He may not be the "sexy" choice but Kesselring was indisputably extremely bright and effective. His taint with war crimes was a sad aside.

Rommel in spite of lack of Support ,still manage to Won.

They were all great military field marshals

1 - Guderian 2 - Model 3 - Manstein

Manstein, Rommel, and Runstedt!

All great Marshalls....would've only mattered if they had supplies and reinfrcements.......no one could have overcome that

There are 3 Top German Generals depending on context. Model for comprehensive defence eg the Defence around Rzhev "meat Grinder" Manstein for deep strategic assessment & execution when under AH's approval. e.g France 1940 & Sevastopol 1942 & Kharkiv Feb-Mar 1943 with AH's approval etc. Guderian for his intuitive grasp to execute regardless of what AH may say. His willingness to deliver. This was in the final execution in 1940 when he ignored AH. Where he argued vociferously for a continuation against Moscow in August 1941 rather than Kiev. His grasp of what was required may well have generated a different result at stalingrad with Mansteins Winter Storm when Manstein did not ask Paulus to attack towards him. Additionally at Kursk I suspect Guderian would have finished the job argued against the stripping of 1st SS to Italy, Gross Deutschland to Kluge and wasting weeks to get there when Model could have been ok without them & they were instrumental in the South whilst also challenging Ah on not allowing the reinforcements to be brought in in the South When the Soviets didnt have reinforcements in range and front line were being mauled in the South...(I.e. the 5th SS Viking, Panzer div 17 & 23) which would have certainly altered the result given the situation on 13th June 1943. ( A victory lost by Von Manstein, could have been a victory won with GUderian)...but even as Stalin was allowing for greater & greater general autonomy, Ah was increasingly exerting greater control...Fortunately the Allies won!!

During World War II, especially in the later stages of the conflict, resources became increasingly scarce for Axis powers like Germany. Luxury items like monocles were viewed as symbols of elitism and privilege, which could provoke resentment among civilians facing hardship. Thus, some German officers might have had their monocles smashed by angry civilians as an act of defiance or as a way to express their disdain for the perceived arrogance of the military elite. Additionally, it could have been a form of retaliation for the officers' perceived role in the war and its consequences.

It would be interesting to switch allied generals that are considered great with their axis counterparts and see who would be the better general, the Germans would get General Patton in 1939 at the start of the war, and the Americans get Rommel to lead their armies in 1941 and forward, The Japanese would get McArthur while the U.S gets Yamamoto before Pearl harbor so all would begin from the start of hostilities I would like to see how Patton would deal with the same limitations as the German generals faced, limited fuel and other supplies, no air cover, or then again maybe Patton would have won earlier battles that his German counterpart lost and not be in their situation , who knows?

That is the most correct analysis of the the best German General of world war 2. Rundstedt was the best field General. Manstein was a great strategist but does not compare to Rundstedts capacity to delegate and identify capable commanders.

Model for active defense, Guderian for offence Manstein if you need a posterboy who knew everything better in hindsight.

What about Kesselring ?

Manstein,Heinrici,Model - in that order.

Manstein clearly #1

Model, Manstein, Rommel.

@bucherbuddy2237

2 ай бұрын

Rommel is extremely overrated and can't be compared to the other field marshals, he never commanded an entire army group alone, he always just commanded smaller armies.

@brucesim2003

2 ай бұрын

@@bucherbuddy2237 This is true. His command ceiling was arguable a corps commander, at which he excelled.

@albertperdue4984

2 ай бұрын

Did not Model commit suicide?

In my opinion Manstein and Guderian the inventore of blitzkrisg

I agree with your assessment, but what's baffling to me is why Hitler altered so many final battle plans?!

Maybe I'm dumb but Runstead did not as I understand it lead the 1941 Ardennes breakthrough. I thought he was the commander responsible through Holland and Belgium. PLEASE assist???????

did you see the bottles of Champaign. the battel of cirrhosis

Guderian was the inventor of Blitzkrieg, so I vote for him in the top 3 German commanders.

I would say Mainstien.

Model Heinrici Guderian

It's not possible to say who was the best because each of them had different tasks, strengths, and different opponents. For example, Von Bock was very good, but near Moscow he lacked logistics, and then he was recalled, so it's not known how he would perform defensively. Manstein maintained the southern front after Stalingrad, but he lost at Kursk and lost Ukraine. In my opinion, Busch was good, but he wasn't spectacular; he only showed himself in defense. It's difficult to compare incomparable conditions. And in my opinion, Model was overrated.

@Paulftate

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts on the Battle of curse is .. that was during the time of the battle of anzio and Hitler needed troops quick

Eric von Mainstein

Erich Von Manstein.

I agree about Manstein. Hitler had a solid group of Marshals, but they had an idiot for a commander.

Manstein, Guderian, Heinrici

About doing the Generals of the Soviet Union ? .After all they were the one that defeated the German Generals on the Easter front .

Kesselring or guderian over von manstein

Von manstein THe GOAT Heins Guderian The Artist Walter Model The fuhrers Fireman

What happened to rommel?

Here

Albert kesslring?? He stop allies for 2 years in Italy why he not on the list ??

Оперативное командование Паулюс Танки Гудериан Роммель Пехота Рундштедт Авиация Кессельринг Флот Дениц Общее командование Манштейн

Model Manstein Von Reichenau

I liked Steiner he knew how to trigger Hitler .

Mainstien hands down

Attacking: Rommel/Boch Counter Attack: Manstein Defensive: Model/Heinrici Best Overall: Reichenau Had Reichenau led the 6th Army into Stalingrad I have no doubt he would have secured the victory for the Wehrmacht. Paulus was a decent general not bad but not great either. He was an awful choice to take over the 6th. I have no doubt if he had not been the chief of staff for the 6th when Reichenau died there was no way he would have been given a field command.

I feel von Rundstedt is misplaced here. What made him stand out was longevity. He didn't really do anything that was above the ordinary. Most of the outstanding successes were because of his subordinate generals. Vis a vis WW1, there was no such army rank of commander. I would replace his place on the list with Kesselring.

@jacobvarkey8244

2 ай бұрын

Field Marshall Montgomery said of Rundstedt: "I thought Rommel was good, But Rundstedt would have hit him for a six."

@brucesim2003

2 ай бұрын

@@jacobvarkey8244 At the army group level, yes. Rommel was good as a corps commander. Above that, not so much. Beating someone who is mediocre at best doesn't enhance your rep much. Hence why Monty's German opponents didn't get much rep for opposing him.

Best Generals? Model, Manstein, Guderian

Manstein

All legit German generals should have monocle like Model !!

Guedarian

Rommel is definitely the most famous 😂but I bought a book 📚 on man stein so I’m gonna vote for him. Some of my tank crazy friends 😅like guderian . Walter who? I think whoever conquered France should be kaiser😂

Von Manstein was Germany's best overall general.

General Rokossovsky was the best general of WW2,an almost perfect record.Change my mind.

I'm a min in. I'll say manstein , model and guderian Thats excluding waafen ss generals

Von Bock

Manstein, Guderian and Model. Rommel at a tactical (corps) level. No idea how von Rundstedt made your list, your omission of Guderian even more surprising. There was no rank in the German army called Commander. Sloppy.

das Stargate ist viel einfacher und näher und sicherer und viel billiger 🧿 close ur eyes

Rommel & Model.

Where guderian?

USA was Eisenhower and Patton. And Omar Bradley.!! Germany was no doubt Rommel

What the hell are Rundstedt and Model doing on your list? Manstein yes but them big no. Greatest Field Marshalls of Germany and of the entire war are: Position one: FieldMarshall Von Manstein Number two: FieldMarshall Albert Kesselring Number three: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel Model and sleeping Rundstedt are some of the most overrated of the war.

Hey, nice show. But can't you learn to pronounce famous names with their correct inflections? Not hard to do bro.

Eisenhower, because he's the German that won the war

@Paulftate

2 ай бұрын

Eisenhower was never a combat officer, he was an administrator

@Ukraineaissance2014

2 ай бұрын

Dutch

@daveanderson3805

2 ай бұрын

​@@PaulftateAnd a diplomat. Imagine having to deal with deGaule. And keeping Montgomery and Patton happy.

@courtneyrandharper4571

2 ай бұрын

Originally Eisenhauer, until the family's arrival in USA.

@daleburrell6273

2 ай бұрын

...EISENHOWER WASN'T WORTH A DAM AS A GENERAL- AND HE WAS A DISASTER AS A U.S. PRESIDENT!!!

sie suchen im falschen Buch

When political leaders get involved in warfare this is what you get, having to put out unnecessary fires🔥 that cost time and resources. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Conterversial opinion. Manstein wasn't great. Model, kliest, rommel were better generals. He was definitely good at playing politics. He lost the southern front in russia. He blamed all his failures on hitler to save his image. He also hid his involvement in war crimes and perpetuated a myth of clean Wehrmacht.

All that brilliance, and they lost.

USSR has endless human resources, USA has endless money and industry, German smart General is limited